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bpo-46541: Generate the global objects initializer.#30941

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@ericsnowcurrently ericsnowcurrently commented Jan 27, 2022

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This change is a prerequisite for generating code for other global objects (like strings in gh-30928).

(I borrowed some code from Tools/scripts/deepfreeze.py.)

https://bugs.python.org/issue46541

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pxeger commented Jan 27, 2022

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This should probably be documented in the devguide

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ericsnowcurrently commented Jan 27, 2022

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This should probably be documented in the devguide

Yeah, we should definitely add some documentation there about the various code generation tools we use:

  • argument clinic
  • blurb
  • freeze_modules.py
  • deepfreeze.py
  • ...

Consider opening a BPO issue so this doesn't get lost. Feel free to nosy me.

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